With over 30 years’ experience leading teams and organisations in the health and social care sector, Steve has a proven track record of delivering high impact change and improvement programmes and managing multidisciplinary teams to boost standards in care. He joined RCOT in April 2021 and has led the organisation on a rapid transformation programme, modernising its operations and ensuring it represents the needs of its diverse membership. He spearheaded the development of an ambitious five-year strategy to realise the true and untapped potential occupational therapists can have on the lives of the people and patients they support. Steve is a true champion of partnership working; bringing members together with allied health professionals to raise the profile and advance the profession; and is an early adopter of technology to drive forward innovation and change. Steve started his career within the NHS working his way up the ranks to become Chief Executive of South West Kent Primary Care Trust before moving to the voluntary sector and leading Parkinsons UK as its Chief Executive for 15 years.